The obvious lesson for today - actually for the last 6 weeks or so - is that starting my blog as I was trying to gear up for the catering job that grew from 35 to 56, complete the paperwork for the job that I thought that I retired from last June, and attend to the medical/legal/financial issues of my Mom in SC ... well, it just wasn't a good idea. But - I am back - I think. Did I mention that the garden is also calling.... that would be the spade part of the title of this blog.
Beside the (oft repeated) lesson of overextension, there is something else. Actually, several other something elses. I proved to myself that I could pull off cooking for 60 people and get rave reviews. I might not be signing up for this kind of thing for a while, but I did end it all with a rush of satisfaction. Or was that a rush of exhaustion??? Then, there was the soothing feel of dough kneaded smooth, of vanilla scented batters, of lime curd and pastry cream and pate choux that still brings a smile to my face. There is a comfort in baking and cooking that nothing else brings to me.
May you know that feeling, too.
